Depending on the type of laser hair removal performed, the photofacial indeed could be too much for the facial skin to tolerate. Most of the laser hair removal systems on the market today treat the hair follicle by its absorption of light by the pigment of the hair follicle itself. This treatment can obviously not selectively treat just the hair pigmentation, but it also treats the skin pigmentation as a side consequence. Assuming that your hair removal treatment is a treatment that is dependent on the melanin or pigmentation, then I would try to time the photofacials so that they are performed after your laser hair removal treatments are complete. In fact, you may find that the pigmentary problems that you have had with your facial skin are actually improved if not completely cured by the laser hair removal treatments. If however, your laser hair removal is performed with a YAG laser, then you will get no improvement in the pigmentary issues of the facial skin and it would be completely safe to have a photofacial performed in conjunction with your YAG laser hair removal. This would seem to be a rather strange combination for most individuals and at Quintessa Medical Spa, we would typically therefore just treat your facial hair with our devices that will not only reduce the hair, but also improve the pigmentation of your skin at the same time.
